Saturday, July 18


For the first time since 2021, Republicans will control the United States Senate.

At 9:06 p.m., the Associated Press projected Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., would win reelection – giving the Republican party 51 seats. The result comes even though Adam Schiff, a Democrat from California, won his bid for election.

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Konecky was the 2025-26 metro editor and a photo contributor. She was previously news staff. Konecky was a fourth-year film, television and digital media student from Alameda, California.


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